Posted on 12/27/2011 7:11:24 PM PST by bimboeruption
Newt Gingrich has finally found a politician he considers even worse than the president he calls socialist, anti-colonialist and radical. That would be his fellow Republican Ron Paul.
"I think Barack Obama is very destructive to the future of the United States. I think Ron Paul's views are totally outside the mainstream of virtually every decent American," Gingrich said Tuesday in a CNN interview with Wolf Blitzer.
Could he vote for Paul? "No." If it came down to Paul vs. Obama? "You'd have a very tough choice at that point."
Gingrich's fencing with Mitt Romney seems like an afternoon at a gentleman's club compared with his slams on Paul. "As people get to know more about Ron Paul, who disowns 10 years of his own newsletter, says he didn't really realize what was in it, had no idea what he was making money off of, had no idea that it was racist, anti-Semitic, called for the destruction of Israel, talked about a race war - all of this is a sudden shock to Ron Paul?" he asked. "There will come a morning people won't take him as serious person."
Right now in Iowa, the week before the state's Jan. 3 caucuses, Paul is a very serious person - in the top tier along with Gingrich and Romney and playing aggressively to win. "If Dr. Paul will have to soldier on without Newt's vote, then so be it," Paul campaign manager Jesse Benton said in a statement. He called Gingrich "a divisive, big-government liberal who is unelectable" and his attack on Paul a "childish outburst."
Paul's supporters have complained for months that Paul wasn't getting the attention he deserved. Now that he's within reach of an early-state victory, the media scrutiny and attacks from rivals are escalating rapidly.
Michele Bachmann piled on Paul in an interview Tuesday with Rodney Hawkins of National Journal and CBS News. She cited "racist statements" in Paul's newsletters and said he is indifferent about the prospect of Iran having a nuclear weapon. "Ron Paul would be dangerous for the United States on foreign policy," she said.
Gingrich unloaded on Paul after Blitzer showed a tough Paul attack ad accusing Gingrich of "serial hypocrisy." Gingrich said Paul's "total record of systemic voidance of reality" makes him unthinkable as a president. He is, Gingrich said, "a person who thinks the United States was responsible for 9/11, a person who ... wrote in his newsletter that the World Trade Center bombing in 1993 might have been a CIA plot, a person who believes it doesn't matter if the Iranians have a nuclear weapon."
Gingrich declared twice during the interview that Paul won't get the GOP nomination. Benton countered with the rhetorical equivalent of "neither will you."
Conservatives and tea party activists are fleeing Gingrich due to his support for TARP and an individual insurance mandate (which he has since renounced), Benton said, while independent voters "are horrified by Newt's history of ethics violations, insider pay-to-play politics and influence peddling."
It isn't New Year's Eve yet, but it's safe to say the holiday season is over.
“I don’t need to do any research, Bimbo. I know all about Gingrich and the more you dig, the worse it gets. But never compare someone who is at least pro American to someone who is an absolute kook, racist and very dangerous when it comes to foreign policy. Obama is better than Ron Paul.”
Gingrich pro-American? Hardy-Har-Har-Har. What has he ever done to serve our country without being paid (quite well) to do it?
PRO-GINGRICH is more like it.
Really, A student of Saul Alinsky that is taking this country beyond 16 trillion in debt ,hates Christians and whose wife was never proud of this country is better than Ron Paul? I would look hard at where Obama will take this country in the next four years. It won’t be pretty.
“This is really a stupid thing for Newt to do.”
I assume you think it was OK when Paul was attacking Newt? However you don’t like it when Newt attacks Paul.
I hope you enjoy Obama's second term.
That does not make sense at all when we have two perfect conservatives running. I don't know what is wrong with people this primary but to ignore Bachmann and especially Santorum who are the bonified conservatives is a sin if you ask me.
“BAchmann and Santorum are our ONLY OPTIONS..”
Looks that way to me as well.
Obama loves you!
-—I am not a Paul supporter at all but at least he...does not have a potential First Lady who basically stole a husband from a wife.-—
With all the negatives on Newt that’s the toughest one for me. A Republican First Lady that that makes Michele O look classy.
Ron Paul is the only one of the Republican candidates I could not vote for. His foreign policy views are just way too wrong and dangerous. I could not vote for Obama either, of course.
Neither one of whom stands a snowball's chance in hell of actually being elected in a contest with Obama.
He doesn’t have a chance to win the nomination, but if by some fluke he did win it, that would be the end of the Republican Party. He would be the first Pubbie nominee to get booed. There’s no way he’d be able to get through an acceptance speech. I will not vote that scoundrel.
Hold it. Rasmussen has Newtie losing to Obama 48-36 points. Newtie will be a disaster if nominated. I can just see the comercial of Barack and Michelle sitting by the fire place where they say “They just celebrated 20 years of faithful marriage.” Then show a picture of Newtie and his mistress (current wife) who stole him from his second wife. What a complete disaster. Luckily it looks like he won’t be the nominee. I think Santorum is going to pull it out.
[ BAchmann and Santorum are our ONLY OPTIONS.. / Obama loves you! ]
If the american people DO NOT want a conservative.. SO BE IT..
They NEED more Obama.. deserve more Obama.. and will get more Obama..
I’m NOT FOR TRICKING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE..
Republicans could either be delusional -OR- generally socialists..
The New World Order is wholly progressive.. many republicans are one worlders..
That is what I keep saying. I know a few of his supporters, and most are solely because of his views on financial matters. You don't call his supporters, or him, which they keep calling college kids who want legal drugs, when MANY are not, outside the realm of decent people!! How is that any different from what Democrats do?? And you don't go way overboard in stating where he stands on issues other than the economy. Agree with him or not, and I don't, he has not said a lot of things the R's in the race keep stating he said. Thant is too big a voting block to alienate and denigrate.
No we don’t vet the first Lady, BUT how she carries herself, her views, her character should matter. To understand why, look at the one we have!
What Newt said was HIS SUPPORTERS are outside the realm of reality. He was attacking supporters, STUPID move.
Newt is hardly the most electable Republican, contrary to what his supporters say and he has taken a lot of hits in the past two weeks (many self-inflicted).
I can’t understand it either naps.
Good point. When it comes down to it. Paul supporters accept the idea that 9/11 was an "inside job." I don't want to be on their side. I'd rather go down in the bunker than stand with them.
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